Trumpeter fled Afghanistan after the Taliban, who prohibit music, regained power. He's seeking asylum in the U.S. along with other refugees ...

The santur sounds out of another time. Out of place, too, in a New Haven apartment. The Persian instrument has been played ...

In 1979, former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, then known only as an actor, launched a scathing critique of Iran’s Supreme ...

Jayalalithaa critiques Khomeini's music ban and AIR's censorship of Ilaiyaraaja's song in a 1979 article, defending cultural ...

The Arabic translation of the book “Ghina and Music: The Jurisprudential Studies of Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei” was unveiled in ...

A new compilation sifts through the pop music of the Iranian diaspora in Los Angeles in the 80s and early 90s Iranian pop ...

The producers of 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2' starring Smriti Irani, have shared a promotional clip featuring Bill ...

In an unusual development,\u00A0Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to make his debut on Indian television through a cameo ...

The death of veteran actor Asrani has come as a huge loss to his fans and the Indian film industry alike. Actor Ajay Devgn, director Madhur Bhandarkar, singer Adnan Sami, among others, remembered the ...

National Gugak Center and Del Sol string quartet join forces with faculty and students from UC Santa Cruz and other Bay Area ...

Iran has showcased its missile capabilities after announcing that it is no longer bound by the 2015 nuclear deal.

After facing trials that would have crushed most performing arts groups, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Ballet Manila pirouette forward — graceful but unyielding — to reclaim the stage with ‘more energy, mo ...